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Abbott Lawrence (December 16, 1792, Groton, Massachusetts – August 18, 1855) was a prominent American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He was among the group of industrialists that founded a settlement on the Merrimack River that would later be named for him, Lawrence, Massachusetts .
Abbott Lawrence (* 16. Dezember 1792 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; † 18. August 1855 in Boston, Massachusetts) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1835 und 1840 vertrat er zwei Mal den Bundesstaat Massachusetts im US-Repräsentantenhaus. Außerdem war er US-Gesandter im Vereinigten Königreich .
Lawrence Jacob Abbott (* 9. Juli 1902 in Cornwall, New York, Vereinigte Staaten; † 8. Dezember 1985 in Coventry, Connecticut, Vereinigte Staaten) war ein US-amerikanischer Pianist, Musikschriftsteller und Professor für Wirtschaft. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Werke (Auswahl) 2.1 Musik. 2.2 Bücher über Musik. 3 Weblinks. 4 Einzelnachweise. Leben.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell (* 13. Dezember 1856 in Boston, Massachusetts; † 6. Januar 1943 ebenda) war ein Sachbuchautor, Jurist und Politikwissenschaftler, sowie Präsident der Harvard-Universität von 1909 bis 1933.
Abbott Lawrence (born Dec. 16, 1792, Groton, Mass., U.S.—died Aug. 18, 1855, Boston, Mass.) was an American merchant and philanthropist who was a major developer of the New England textile industry. He led in founding the town of Lawrence, Mass., named in his honour, and built several mills there, making it a textile centre.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Abbott Lawrence put together modern technology and large sums of capital to fuel the new born Industrial Revolution. Under his domain were not only textiles, but selling houses, banks, insurance companies as well as railroads. He was also gaining a reputation for charity and conservatism.
23. Mai 2018 · Abbott Lawrence (1792-1855), American manufacturer and diplomat, helped develop the New England textile industry and later represented those interests in the U.S. Congress. Abbott Lawrence was born on Dec. 16, 1792, in Groton, Mass., into an old-line New England family that had settled in Massachusetts in 1635.
